The Moon

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The Moon
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The Moon

• Size diameter is about 3.7 times smaller than
  the Earth
• Very cratered surface
• Very little atmosphere
• Everything weights 1/6 as on Earth

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Phases of the Moon

• Depend on the Moons location relative to the sun
• Cycle 28 days

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Tides

• Tides are the rising and falling of the ocean
  caused by the tidal forces of the Moon acting on
  the Earth.

High Tide
Low Tide
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Tides

• Alternate every 12 hours
• 2 High tides, 2 low tides every day